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This collection is composed primarily of project drawings and photographs, extensive personal and professional correspondence, Neumann's writings and unpublished research materials, student artworks, travel photographs, papers related to Neumann's faculty positions and group memberships, and publications related to his projects. The bulk of the material dates from the 1950's and 1960's and concerns projects and research undertaken in Israel. The collection is arranged in nine series: Project Records, Correspondence, Professional Papers, Writings and Notes, Faculty Papers, Publications, Personal Papers, Artworks, and Reference.
1900-1985
The collection is arranged in nine series: Project Records, Correspondence, Professional Papers, Writings and Notes, Faculty Papers, Publications, Personal Papers, Artworks, and Reference.
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Alfred Neumann architectural records and papers, 1900-1985, (bulk 1950s-1960s), Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
Source of acquisition--Eva Neumann. Method of acquisition--Donated;; Date of acquisition--2009. Accession number--2009.020.
Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
This collection was processed by Lauren Murtagh (Graduate Intern) under the supervision of Shelley Hayreh, Avery Archivist, in 2012.
2012-04-03 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Alfred Neumann was born in Vienna on January 26th, 1900 to Hermine Hikl and Sigmund Neumann, a furniture maker. They moved to Brünn (now Brno) in the 1910's, where Neumann attended the Deutsche Technische Hochschule from 1919 to 1922 (there he received some training in the fine arts as well as architecture). He subsequently attended the Meisterschule für Architektur at the Akademie der bildenden Kunste in Vienna (1922-1925), where he studied under Peter Behrens and was awarded the Behrens Preis in 1924. Upon completion of his studies in Vienna, Neumann moved to Paris where he studied under Auguste Perret at the Atelier du Palais de Bois (1926-1932). During the 1920's, Neumann also worked for French architect Charles Siclis (1925) and for Peter Behrens in Berlin (1927) (projects during this period include cinemas, metro stations, department stores, and housing). Neumann was additionally employed in Paris by Ali Tur, architect of the Ministère des Colonies, under whom he worked on Parisian housing developments and the reconstruction of Guadeloupe after a 1928 hurricane. Later that year Neumann traveled to Barcelona to study the work of Antoni Gaudí.
In 1928 and 1929, Neumann worked in Algiers for the architect Jacques Guiauchain on projects for the Bureaux Administratifs du Palais du Gouvernement and other civic and municipal projects. In the early 1930's, Neumann worked in the offices of various architects in Paris, including Pierre Forestier, Jean Ginsberg, Denis Honegger, Berthold Lubetkin, Auguste Perret, Georges-Henri Pingusson, and Maurice Rotival (projects of this period include housing, schools, and recreation facilities). During the 1930's, Neumann was a member of the Parisian artists' groups Cercle et Carré and Abstraction-Création, avant-garde groups which promoted abstraction in the arts.
Between 1934 and 1936 Neumann worked for the architectural firm of Kallenbach, Kennedy, and Furner in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, on residential and commercial projects. After a brief period in Paris, Neumann returned to Brno and practiced independently, producing mainly residential buildings, interior designs, and furniture designs for private clients. In February of 1945, Neumann was deported from Prague to the concentration camp Terezín (Theresienstadt); he was freed in May of that year. After the war, Neumann worked for the Country Research and Planning Institute in Brno (1945-1948). In 1947, Neumann attended CIAM VI in Bridgewater, England, with a Czech delegation, where he presented planning studies for the Moravian region of Czechoslovakia (other architectural groups with which Neumann was involved at various points in his career include Groupe Espace, Groupe d'Etudes d'Architecture Mobile, Japan Architects Association, and La Societé des Architectes de la Région de Québec).
Neumann immigrated to Israel in 1949, where he initially worked in Jerusalem for the architect and town planner Richard Kaufmann. Between 1950 and 1953, Neumann was employed by the Israeli government to work on regional and urban planning projects (notably for Jerusalem and the town of Beit-Shemesh). In 1952, Neumann became Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) in Haifa. He later became Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning (1953-1960) and was awarded the Mary Hill Swope Chair of Architecture (1961). He planned a new curriculum incorporating studies on human biology, psychology, morphology, and ecology in keeping with his researches on the humanization of architecture. In 1956, Neumann published the book L'Humanisation de L'Espace: Le Système M-Phi, which principally addresses questions of modular coordination and theories of proportion.
In 1959, Neumann established an architectural practice with his former Technion students Zvi Hecker and Eldar Sharon. That year he also undertook a round-the-world trip, including visits to numerous cities in India, Southeast Asia, the United States, and Europe. During these later years, Neumann also explored the notion of 'space-packing' systems as three-dimensional arrangements of geometric spatial units. His major projects in Israel include the Bat Yam City Hall and Civic Center, holiday camps at Achziv, Michmoret, and Kiryat Yam, a housing village for Arab refugees at Ein-Rafa, Dubiner Apartment House in Ramat Gan, the Danciger Building for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion, Beit Zayit Youth Camp and Restaurant, and the Synagogue at the Officer's School on Training Base I in Mitzpe-Ramon. Competitions Neumann engaged in during this period include those for Netanya City Hall, the Ashdod City Center, an Auschwitz memorial, and the Amsterdam Town Hall. Many of these projects were considered experimental by Neumann's contemporaries. Neumann's work gained some international exposure during his life through publication of dozens of articles in leading professional periodicals, including L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Domus, Architectural Design, Zodiac, Arts and Architecture, and others.
In 1962 Neumann married Naomi Gottesman (1939-1988), one of his students at the Technion. Their daughter Eva-Marie was born later that year. From 1962 to 1963, and from 1965, Neumann taught at the Ecole d'Architecture at the Université Laval in Quebec. Neumann died in Quebec on October 23, 1968.
Sources:
Segal, Rafael. "Unit, Pattern, Site: The Space Packed Architecture of Alfred Neumann, 1949-1968." Diss. Princeton University, 2011. Abstract.
Alfred Neumann Fonds, compiled by Eva-Marie Neumann.
Curriculum Vitae, Alfred Neumann
Comprised of five subseries: Biographical, School Papers, Photographs, Travel, and Other Papers. The first subseries contains birth certificates, biographies and CVs, bank notes from the Terezín ghetto, legal papers, obituaries, and passports. The second subseries contains diplomas from the Akademie der bildenden Kunste in Vienna, the Behrens Prize, matriculation and course certificates from the Deutsche Technische Hochschule in Brno, and student architectural drawings. The third subseries contains portrait photographs of Neumann, photographs of Neumann with students and colleagues, and photographs of friends and family. Subseries 4 contains extensive travel photographs and slides and ephemera from Neumann's travels in Asia. The fifth subseries contains a miscellany of address books, clippings and ephemera not pertaining to architecture, notes, doodles, Naomi Neumann's student and professional papers, and plant matter.
Box 7 Folder 20
2 birth certificates, 2 copies (German, Czech)
Box 7 Folder 21
Contains 10 biographies (English, French)
Box 7 Folder 22
Contains CVs In English, French, and German; with drafts, notes, and edits
Box 9 Folder 11
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 7 Folder 23
Military service (3 documents), divorce papers (2 documents), Czech citizenship papers (3 documents), Canadian social insurance cards (2), statement of salary/pay stub from Universite Laval, Quebec (German, Czech, French)
Box 7 Folder 24
Czech (3), Israeli (6), French identification card, German Reich legitimation (1940) (also contains negative copies)
Box 7 Folder 25
Bank notes from Theresienstadt ghetto (Terezin); 20 notes in denominations of 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 (Neumann was imprisoned here from January to May, 1945)
Box 7 Folder 26
Contains notes on Neumann's father's business (German), possible drawings of the factory or office
Box 9 Folder 12
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 7 Folder 27
Delivered by Father Alberas, October 1968
Box 7 Folder 28
Obituaries clipped from the French-Canadian newspaper Le Soleil (multiple copies)
Shelf C017ft Portfolio (oversize)
Original, from the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Vienna (signed by Peter Behrens, Rudolf Bacher, and Clemens Holzmeister)(German)
Box 7 Folder 29
Contains 2 diplomas from the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Vienna (signed by Peter Behrens, Rudolf Bacher, and Clemens Holzmeister), 5 copies and 5 negative copies (German)
Box 7 Folder 30
Matriculation certificate, course certificates from the Deutsche Technische Hochschule in Brunn (8, with 2 negative copies), assistanceship papers (2, with 1 negative copy)
Box 7 Folder 31
Contains 2 documents (German)
Box 7 Folder 32
Contains testimonial regarding Neumann's studies and work under Behrens (German)
Box 7 Folder 33
Possibly an etching; Liebermann was a printmaker known for his etchings and lithographs
Box 7 Folder 34
Contains photographic reproductions of drawings of bridges, buildings, building complexes, interiors, city plan, aerial views of cities, urban planning drawings for Breslau (Wroclaw), and a houseboat (33 photographs)
Box 7 Folder 35
Portraits; includes passport photos, copy of childhood photograph, possible studio portraits by photographer Frence Grubner (71 photographs, 3 negatives)
Box 9 Folder 24
13 photographs (includes photographs taken by Frence Grubner)
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 7 Folder 36
Neumann and others (at Place d'Alger, Achziv, possibly York) (17 photographs)
Box 7 Folder 37
Alfred, Naomi, Eva, and friends (negatives for 136 photographs)
Box 9 Folder 23
5 photographs
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 7 Folder 39
Photographs of conferences and events attended by Neumann: Neumann with Max Bill, possibly at CIAM IX, 1953 (2 photographs); Arhziv, 1956 (22 photographs); Canada, 1960s (2 photographs and copies, with negatives); undated committee meeting, possibly CIAM VI (2 photographs)
Box 7 Folder 40
Neumann with colleagues, possibly Zvi Hecker, 1962 (3 photographs); Neumann teaching, with Zvi Hecker and others, (1 photograph); Neumann teaching (4 photographs); Neumann with Le Corbusier, (1 photograph)
Box 9 Folder 18
2 photographs
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 7 Folder 38
Family and friends, including Naomi Neumann, Zvi Hecker, Eldar Sharon, cats (35 photographs)
Box 9 Folder 21
2 photographs; married to Alfred Neumann from 1962 until his death
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 9 Folder 20
12 photographs; Frence Grubner (also Franziska or Fränze Glasova) was a photographer; photographs are mostly of Frence when she was in Israel; likely girlfriend of Alfred Neumann
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 9 Folder 25
1 photograph; married to Alfred Neumann from 1938 to 1948
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 9 Folder 19
4 photographs; possibly Alfred Neumann's girlfriend
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 9 Folder 17
4 photographs in wallet
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 9 Folder 22
2 photographs (removed from photograph wallet)
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 7 Folder 41
South Africa, Japan, France, Italy; includes boarding pass, visa applications, immigration papers, tourism permits, notes (including addresses, objectives, packing list) (11 items)
Box 7 Folder 42 to 43
1 large envelope and 17 small envelopes containing a total of 551 photographs; includes travel to Britain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Japan, India, Boston, NY, other U.S. cities, Quebec
Box 7 Folder 44 to 47
Travel, 1: Montreal and Quebec (negatives for 36 photographs); 2: Quebec City (1962-1963) (negatives for 18 photographs); 3: Israel and others (negatives for 34 photographs); 4: Asia (negatives for 588 photographs); 5: Europe (negatives for 271 photographs); 6: possibly Israel (negatives for 226 photographs); 7: other travel (negatives for 270 photographs)
Box 8 Folder 1
Labeled 5 through 12, contains personal travel photographs (103 slides, originally from slide box 4, entitled Asia Travel)
Box 8 Folder 2
From travel in Japan (2 postard booklets, 3 postcard folders, 19 loose postcards)
Box 8 Folder 3
Leather bound, pocket-sized, contain Parisian, Israeli, and Quebec City addresses; may have been used during travel (3 items)
Box 8 Folder 4
Includes addresses of correspondents, letterhead for Sigmund Neumann (includes 2 notepads)
Box 8 Folder 5
Mainly contains rough sketches and fragments of drawings not pertaining to projects or research
Box 8 Folder 6
Newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements, and ephemera not pertaining to architecture
Box 9 Folder 13
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 8 Folder 7
Includes Wesleyan University brochure, information card for the graphic artist Antonin Prochazka, reproduction of an unspecified building, other items possibly from travels to France, Japan, Italy, India, South Africa; includes postcards, business cards, pamphlets, map, menu
Box 9 Folder 14
Includes a double-sided portrait of possibly Neumann (child) and his father
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 9 Folder 16
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 9 Folder 15
Dried clovers wrapped in paper, fragment with sketch, and an omamori
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 8 Folder 8
Contains possible love poem (English)
Box 9 Folder 26
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 8 Folder 9
Contains 5 envelopes of four leaf clovers (some labeled 'Kleetshen von Fredl'), 1 envelope of large seeds and other plant fragments
Box 8 Folder 10
Contains a five year transcript for studies at the Technion (English), and brain-storming lists, a possible exercise pertaining to the architecture of tourism, for Universite Laval (French)
Box 8 Folder 11
Contains photographic reproductions of drawings of buildings and of a city map (possibly for a project involving urban planning for the city of Berlin), some of which may have involved Neumann, but which were originally kept in a folder labeled Andre Sive (8 photographs)
Drawer 198 Folder 3
Contains 1 sketch dedicated to Neumann, probably by an Israeli student
Drawer 198 Folder 4
Contains Japanese artwork, 2 paintings by Israeli children
Drawer 198 Folder 5
Contains 2 Sao Paulo exhibition posters, poster for the 4th International Conference of Architectural Students in Copenhagen, Israeli poster featuring a poem in Hebrew with accompanying illustration
Covers Neumann's architectural career, from early and student projects in the Czech Republic, France, and South Africa, to larger-scale projects in Israel. It also includes records for competitions and other unrealized projects, as well as for Neumann's research on space-packing patterns. The series is comprised of four subseries: Drawings, Files, Photographs, and Model. Subseries 1 contains working and presentation drawings, rough sketches, and reproductions. Most are pencil on trace sketches, brown-line drawings, or reprographic copies. Subseries 2 consists of proposals, reports, notes, correspondence, legal documents, and ephemera pertaining to projects. Subseries 3 contains photographs of models, photographs of the buildings in construction, and interior and exterior photographs of completed buildings. Subseries 4 contains an architectural model for an unidentified project. Within each subseries, entries are listed in alphabetical order according to project title.
Contains working and presentation drawings, rough sketches, and reproductions. Most are pencil on trace sketches, brown-line drawings, or reprographic copies. Projects are arranged geographically by country and then city. Projects with no specified location are listed last.
Box 1 Folder 10
6 items : Contains 6 photographic reproductions of drawings
Drawer 199 Folder 21
2 items : Contains 2 drawings
Box 10 Folder 5
1 items : Contains 1 drawing
Drawer 199 Folder 19
18 items : Contains 18 drawings and reproductions; includes interior design and furniture
Box 10 Folder 6
5 items : Contains 5 drawings of exterior and interior views of the building
Box 10 Folder 10
9 items : Contains a set of 9 drawing reproductions (floor plans, sections, elevations, interior views)
Drawer 199 Folder 33
27 items : Contains 27 drawings and reproductions of drawings for the adaptation of a house; includes drawings of furniture
Box 10 Folder 14
29 items : Contains 29 photographic reproductions of drawings
Drawer 199 Folder 45
37 items : Contains 37 drawings and reproductions
Box 10 Folder 27
1 items : Contains 1 drawing reproduction for a stable in Nennowitz, Greater Brno
Box 10 Folder 30
4 items : Contains 4 drawings, possibly for the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Box 10 Folder 12
10 items : Contains 2 blueprints and 8 drawings
Box 10 Folder 7
1 items : Contains 1 floorplan with furnishings
Drawer 199 Folder 57
16 items : Contains 4 drawings or reproductions of the door, 10 drawings or reproductions of the entrance hall, and 2 reproductions of the cabinet
Box 10 Folder 11
11 items : Contains 11 drawings
Box 1 Folder 35
5 items : Contains 5 drawings
Box 1 Folder 41
6 items : Contains 6 photographic reproductions of drawings
Box 1 Folder 32
7 items : Contains 7 pencil and trace sketches
Box 1 Folder 33
21 items : Contains 20 photographic reproductions of drawings and 1 published reproduction of a drawing in Bibliotheque de L'Architecte Moderne, Vincent Frealet, 1930 (French)
Box 1 Folder 34
4 items : Contains 4 photographic reproductions of drawings
Box 1 Folder 11
17 items : Contains 17 photographic reproductions of drawings done for competitions; 2 of which were for Berlin (1 on Behrens Strasse/Friedrichstrasse, 1 on Reichstags-erweiterung), 1 of which was a fire station for Breslau (Wroclaw)
Box 1 Folder 1
18 items : Contains 18 reproductions of drawings with labels
Box 1 Folder 2
16 items : Contains 8 drawings, 7 reproductions of drawings and 1 pencil and trace drawing
Box 1 Folder 4
1 items : Contains 1 photographic reproduction of a drawing
Box 1 Folder 3
4 items : Contains 4 sketches
Drawer 199 Folder 21
5 items : Contains 5 sketches
Box 1 Folder 5
2 items : Contains 2 sheets of reproductions of drawings pertaining to urban planning
Box 1 Folder 7
41 items : Contains 41 reproductions of drawings
Box 1 Folder 8
8 items : Contains 8 photographic reproductions of drawings
Drawer 199 Folder 23
3 items : Contains 3 sketches
Box 1 Folder 9
12 items : Contains 12 drawings, including topographical drawings
Box 2 Folder 4
16 items : Contains 2 sets of 8 reproductions each
Cabinet A092M.06 Roll 5
8 items : Contains a set of 8 drawings
Cabinet A092M.07 Roll 8
61 items : Contains 61 drawings
Drawer 199 Folder 26
30 items : Contains 30 photographic reproductions of drawings
Cabinet A092M.05 Roll 3
13 items : Contains 11 drawings and 2 drawing label sheets
Cabinet A092M.04 Roll 2
3 items : Contains 3 reproductions of drawings
Box 1 Folder 14 to 19
116 items : Contains 116 rough sketches and drawings, with some accompanying notes, calculations, and doodles
Box 1 Folder 20
35 items : Includes 31 drawings, 2 copies of labels for the elevation and section plans, and 2 copies of labels for the floor plans
Drawer 199 Folder 25
22 items : Contains 22 rough sketches and drawings which were originally contained in a folder labeled with this project name, but which may contain drawings from other, unknown projects
Box 1 Folder 21
20 items : Contains 14 drawings and 6 drawing label sheets
Box 1 Folder 22 to 27
1 items : Contains 1 drawing
Box 1 Folder 28
29 items : Contains 29 drawings
Box 1 Folder 29
4 items : Contains 4 reproductions of drawings
Box 1 Folder 30
7 items : Contains 7 photographic reproductions of drawings
Box 1 Folder 31
5 items : Contains 5 photographic reproductions of drawings
Box 1 Folder 51
1 items : Contains 1 photographic reproduction of a map of the campus
Cabinet A092M.06 Roll 6
14 items : Contains a set of 8 drawing reproductions, and 6 additional drawings
Box 1 Folder 36
1 items : Contains 1 sketch
Box 1 Folder 37
1 items : Contains 1 photographic reproduction of a series of drawings
Box 1 Folder 47 to 48
15 items : Contains 15 drawings
Box 1 Folder 49
23 items : Contains 23 drawings, sketches, and reproductions
Box 1 Folder 50
22 items : Contains packet of 22 reproductions of drawings
Box 1 Folder 38
14 items : Contains 14 drawings
Box 1 Folder 39
37 items : Contains 1 reproduction, and 3 sets of reproductions comprising 11 drawings each, with key to the plans
Box 1 Folder 40
2 items : Contains 2 photographic reproductions of a series of drawings
Drawer 199 Folder 44
11 items : Contains 11 sketches and drawings
Box 1 Folder 12
4 items : Contains 2 drawings, 2 reproductions
Box 1 Folder 13
15 items : Contains 14 reproductions of drawings of polyhedric structures and 1 photographic reproduction of a drawing illustrating the rationale of building construction
Cabinet A092M.07 Roll 9
3 items : Contains 3 drawings for an unspecified house
Box 1 Folder 43
1 items : Contains 1 photographic reproduction of a drawing
Box 2 Folder 1 to 2
184 items : Contains 184 sketches, drawings, and reproductions pertaining to projects (including 18 photographic reproductions, 11 of which were for 1950s projects in Jerusalem); may include the synagogue in the Negev desert, space packing projects, Jerusalem gate, faculty of mechanical engineering, Ashdod city center, Natanya city hall; also includes sketches of buildings and monuments, geometric sketches, sketches of furniture, cityscapes, some doodles
Cabinet A092M.05 Roll 2
5 items : Contains 5 reproductions of drawings, one of which has photographs of a model attached
Box 1 Folder 42
17 items : Contains 17 photographic reproductions of drawings
Box 10 Folder 16
7 items : Contains 2 drawing for proposed apartments and 5 drawings for Theatre Springs Entrance Hall, done for the firm Kallenbach, Kennedy, and Furner of Johannesburg, South Africa
Box 2 Folder 3
2 items : Contains 2 photographic reproductions of drawings
Drawer 199 Folder 20
17 items : Contains 17 drawings of windows, doors, and hinges for unknown projects
Drawer 199 Folder 22
2 items : Contains 2 sketches
Box 1 Folder 6
1 items : Contains 1 photographic reproduction of drawings
Box 10 Folder 8
157 items : Contains 157 drawings and sketches of individual pieces of furniture (chairs, tables, cabinetry, shelving), furniture components, and furniture ensembles
Box 10 Folder 9
4 items : Contains 4 drawings (for a living/dining area)
Drawer 199 Folder 30
8 items : Contains 8 drawings (conceived in 2 different configurations; one as a bedroom space, the other as a living room)
Drawer 199 Folder 37
28 items : Contains sets of 2, 2, 2, 6, 6, and 10 drawings or reproductions, respectively (6 houses, one of which is labeled "cottage")
Box 10 Folder 15
35 items : Contains 35 drawings of proposed interiors; includes interior decoration and furniture ensembles
Box 10 Folder 17
10 items : Contains 10 drawings
Drawer 199 Folder 41
171 items : Contains 171 drawings and sketches for unknown, unspecified projects, mainly consisting of residential buildings (also contains some drawings of interiors accompanying the projects)
Box 10 Folder 18
6 items : Contains 6 drawings
Box 10 Folder 19
2 items : Contains 2 drawings bearing an inscription for a monument or gravestone, which states: "mayor Dr. Jan Hon was martyred at Oswiecim" (Auschwitz)
Box 10 Folder 20
18 items : Contains 18 drawings of a house or apartment building (sections, elevations, floor plans, interiors)
Box 10 Folder 21
8 items : Contains 8 drawings
Box 10 Folder 22
16 items : Contains 2 sets of 8 drawing reproductions each
Box 1 Folder 44
20 items : Contains 19 photographic reproductions of drawings, 1 series of reproductions of drawings (includes envelope in which the reproductions were sent to Neumann)
Box 10 Folder 23
12 items : Contains 2 sets of 6 drawing reproductions each
Box 199 Folder 24
21 items : Contains 1 set of 9 drawing reproductions, 1 partial set of 7 drawing reproductions, and 5 drawing reproductions that do not belong to a set
Box 1 Folder 45
32 items : Contains 4 sets of 8 reproductions each
Cabinet A092M.06 Roll 7
17 items : Contains 17 drawing reproductions
Box 10 Folder 25
4 items : Contains 2 sets of 2 drawing reproductions each
Box 10 Folder 26
27 items : Contains 2 sets of 5 drawing reproductions, 2 partial sets of 5 and 4 reproductions respectively, 1 set of 7 reproductions, and 1 reproduction that does not belong to a set (possibly for space-packing lockers)
Box 1 Folder 46
5 items : Contains 4 reproductions of drawings and 1 pencil and trace drawing
Box 10 Folder 28
5 items : Contains 5 drawings of floorplans and furniture
Box 10 Folder 29
2 items : Contains 2 drawings of a gravestone inscribed: "requiem misto pro pismo abc"
Consists of proposals, reports, notes, correspondence, legal documents, and ephemera pertaining to projects. Projects are arranged geographically by country and then city. Projects with no specified location are listed last.
Box 2 Folder 12
1 items : Contains 1 proposal for a competition for the exhibition pavilion project, as given by the group of visual artists for whom the pavilion would be made (Czech)
Box 2 Folder 25
2 items : Contains 1 budget and a shorter draft of same
Box 2 Folder 28
1 items : Contains 1 postcard booklet for a memorial by Neumann, with the painter Svatopluk Soucek, and sculptor and graphic artist Josef Kubicek (Czech)
Box 2 Folder 24
1 items : Contains 1 draft of a letter to "Pierre" (French)
Box 2 Folder 5
2 items : Contains 2 proposals for the design of the city center
Box 2 Folder 8
4 items : Contains 4 pages of notes (German)
Box 2 Folder 9
21 items : Contains 5 postcards depicting the building, and contains book of 12 stamps depicting the exterior of the bulding, and 4 stamps adhered to an envelope, 2 of which depict Bat Yam city hall, and 2 of which feature the synagogue at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (these 4 stamps total form part of a series called Architecture in Israel)
Box 2 Folder 10
3 items : Contains proposal detailing project aims (2 copies), draft, notes (English, German)
Box 2 Folder 13
3 items : Contains 3 copies of a proposal regarding the design of various buildings on the Technion campus (English)
Box 2 Folder 14
4 items : Contains 3 copies of a proposal regarding the complex of buildings for the faculty of mechanical engineering project, their location, structural and climactic principles, and 1 similar proposal (English)
Box 2 Folder 15
1 items : Contains 1 document entitled "report of tests carried out on the natural interior lighting of model of mechanical engineering building" (English)
Box 2 Folder 16
1 items : Contains 1 document entitled "report of committee set up to examine plans submitted by Professor Neumann for the future Mechanical Engineering Building" (English)
Box 2 Folder 17
1 items : Contains 2 pages of notes entitled "arguments for Z. Hecker to use at court against the Technion" (English)
Box 2 Folder 18
1 items : Contains 1 packet of notes entitled "Defense writ of the Technion" (English)
Box 2 Folder 19
1 items : Contains 1 packet of notes entitled "Counterclaim" (English)
Box 2 Folder 20
11 items : Contains 5 pages of notes, 3 packets of notes, and 3 possible proposals (Hebrew)
Box 2 Folder 21
21 items : Contains 10 letters (to/from correspondents Dori, Goldberg, Neufeld, President of the Architects and Engineers Association, Yaski, unknown correspondent), some of which include copies, drafts,or enclosures of other letters, and/or envelopes (1 letter from A. Goldberg contains 4 photographs of the building in construction) (English, French, German); also contains 11 pieces of correspondence in Hebrew
Box 2 Folder 22
3 items : Contains 3 letters (to/from Dori and correspondents Eilon and Saunders), some of which include copies or enclosures (English)
Box 2 Folder 23
1 items : Contains 1 postcard depicting the exterior of the building
Box 2 Folder 29
2 items : Contains 2 sets of notes, pertaining to Klein's and perhaps Pincho's planning of the campus (German)
Box 2 Folder 11
1 items : Contains 1 proposal for the building's design and its historical rationale
Box 2 Folder 6
3 items : Contains 3 copies of a description of the proposed monument (French)
Box 2 Folder 7
2 items : Contains booklet on the Birkenau concentration camp (French, English, German), and a reproduction of a fence of a similar camp
Box 2 Folder 26
6 items : Contains 4 pages of notes and 2 pages of sketches for an unrealized project, intended as a world center of Jewish cultural life to be located at the University of Tel Aviv; contains discussion of site, description and dimensions for various sections of the buildings (English)
Box 2 Folder 27
2 items : Contains 2 packets of mathematical proofs, one for the construction of a terrace, and the other for an unspecified project
Contains photographs of models, photographs of the buildings in construction, and interior and exterior photographs of completed buildings. Projects are arranged geographically by country and then city. Projects with no specified location are listed last.
Box 2 Folder 42
12 photographic items : Contains 1 published reproduction of the completed building, 9 photographs of the building's exterior, and 2 photographs of the building's interior
Box 2 Folder 54
1 photographic items : Contains 1 photograph of a model
Box 2 Folder 30
54 photographic items : Contains 54 photographs of the completed structures
Box 2 Folder 31
2 photographic items : Contains 2 photographs of models
Box 2 Folder 32
3 photographic items : Contains 3 photographs of a model
Box 2 Folder 34
15 photographic items : Contains 15 photographs of the completed building, exterior
Box 2 Folder 35
9 photographic items : Contains 9 photographs of the completed building, interior
Box 2 Folder 36
14 photographic items : Contains 14 photographs of details of the building, interior and exterior
Box 2 Folder 37
30 photographic items : Contains 30 photographs of the building under construction, interior and exterior
Box 2 Folder 38
43 photographic items : Contains 43 photographs of models
Box 2 Folder 39
3 photographic items : Contains 3 photographs of models
Box 2 Folder 40
9 photographic items : Contains 9 photographs of models for Beit Zait restaurant
Box 2 Folder 41
13 photographic items : Contains 13 photographs of polyhedric models
Box 2 Folder 66
10 photographic items : Contains 9 photographs of the completed buildings, exterior, 1 photograph of the completed buildings, interior
Box 2 Folder 46
15 photographic items : Contains 11 photographs of the building's exterior, and 4 photographs of the building's interior
Box 2 Folder 47
12 photographic items : Contains 12 photographs of detail views of the building, interior and exterior
Box 2 Folder 48
6 photographic items : Contians 6 photographs of the building under construction
Box 2 Folder 49
23 photographic items : Contains 23 photographs of models
Box 2 Folder 50
76 photographic items : Contains 76 photographs of the completed building, interior and exterior, with detail views (the photographs are adhered to tracing paper)
Box 2 Folder 51
23 photographic items : Contains 23 photographs of models
Box 2 Folder 52
28 photographic items : Contains 28 photographs of models, includes 2 photographs with Neumann and Zvi Hecker
Box 2 Folder 53
83 photographic items : Contains 83 miniature photographs, includes 3 photographs with Neumann and Zvi Hecker
Box 2 Folder 62
7 photographic items : Contains 2 photographs of the buillding's exterior, 5 photographs of the building's interior, and 2 photographs of detail views
Box 2 Folder 63
14 photographic items : Contains 14 photographs of the building under construction
Box 2 Folder 64
206 photographic items : Contains 206 photographs of models and polyhedric model structures (1 picture depicts Zvi Hecker)
Box 2 Folder 57
17 photographic items : Contains 2 transparencies of a model, 15 photographs of models
Box 9 Folder 27
3 snapshots of model
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 2 Folder 43
399 photographic items : Contains 393 photographs of the completed building, exterior and interior, detail views, and views of inhabited apartments (the photographs are adhered to tracing paper); also contains 5 transparencies of the exterior of the building, and 1 photograph of the building under construction
Box 2 Folder 44
44 photographic items : Contains 44 photographs of models
Box 2 Folder 45
10 photographic items : Contains 9 photographs of models
Box 2 Folder 58
2 photographic items : Contains 2 photographs of the completed buildings, exterior
Box 2 Folder 59
7 photographic items : Contains 7 photographs of a model
Box 2 Folder 65
15 photographic items : Contains 14 photographs of models, some of which are entitled truncated tetrahedra tower, and 1 photograph of the interior of a Gothic spire
Box 2 Folder 66b
64 photographic items : Contains photographs of buildings, photographs of models, and photographs of polyhedric models; most of these projects were likely to be located in Israel (includes one photograph of a building in Brno and photographs adhered to tracing paper)
Box 2 Folder 33
12 photographic items : Contains 12 photographs of a model
Box 2 Folder 55
179 photographic items : Project models (negatives for 179 photographs)
Box 2 Folder 56
1 photographic items : Contains 1 photograph of a small monument
Box 2 Folder 60
28 photographic items : Contains 28 photographs of a model
Box 2 Folder 61
18 photographic items : Contains 18 photographs of models
Shelf Above 226ft
Contains architectural model in 8 pieces, probably for space packing project; the box in which the model is stored has photographs of models for Achziv Holiday Village and another unknown project pasted to the inside lid and sides of the box
Contains extensive personal and professional correspondence, mainly dating from the 1950's and 1960's. The series is comprised of three subseries: Correspondence of Alfred Neumann (the largest subseries), Correspondence of Naomi Neumann (dating mainly from after the death of Alfred), and Correspondence of Others (correspondence between third parties). Includes letters, drafts, telegrams, postcards, and some enclosures. Notable correspondents include: André Bloc, Yona Friedman, Sigfried Giedion, Jean Ginsberg, Walter Gropius, Zvi Hecker, Le Corbusier, Berthold Lubetkin, Man Ray, William Muschenheim, Moshe Safdie, Jose Luis Sert, and Eldar Sharon. Most correspondence is written in German, French, English, or Hebrew.
Box 2 Folder 67
2 notes (German)
Box 2 Folder 67
1 piece of correspondence (English)
Box 2 Folder 67
3 letters (English)
Box 2 Folder 67
1 letter addressed to Alfred, dated after his death (English)
Box 2 Folder 67
5 letters (mainly official CIAM correspondence) (French, English)
Box 2 Folder 67
3 letters (English, German)
Box 2 Folder 68 to 69
24 pieces of correspondence (some include copies) (Hebrew)
Box 2 Folder 70
1 letter (French)
Box 2 Folder 70
2 letters (English)
Box 2 Folder 70
5 letters (French)
Box 2 Folder 70
1 note card (French)
Box 2 Folder 71
4 letters, 1 containing enclosure of Neumann's paper Architecture as Ornament (English)
Box 2 Folder 71
3 letters (official Groupe Espace correspondence) (French)
Box 2 Folder 71
7 letters (official CIAM correspondence) (French, English)
Box 2 Folder 71
1 letter (English)
Box 2 Folder 72
1 letter (French)
Box 2 Folder 72
1 letter (German)
Box 2 Folder 72
13 letters, some official Groupe Espace correspondence (French)
Box 2 Folder 73
1 letter (French)
Box 2 Folder 73
1 letter (American Society for Technion) (English)
Box 2 Folder 73
1 draft (English)
Box 2 Folder 73
1 piece of correspondence (English)
Box 2 Folder 73
1 letter (Ester may be a first name) (Czech)
Box 2 Folder 73
1 letter (German)
Box 2 Folder 73
5 letters (Swedish CIAM correspondence) (English)
Box 2 Folder 73
3 pieces of correspondence (2 letters, 1 draf) (French)
Box 2 Folder 73
1 letter (English)
Box 2 Folder 73
1 letter (German)
Box 2 Folder 73
4 letters, with copies (English, French)
Box 2 Folder 73
1 letter (English)
Box 2 Folder 74
1 letter (German)
Box 2 Folder 74
3 letters (English)
Box 9 Folder 8
1 letter
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 2 Folder 74
6 letters (official CIAM correspondence) (English, French)
Box 2 Folder 74
1 letter addressed to Alfred, dated after his death (English)
Box 2 Folder 74
1 letter, 1 draft (French, English)
Box 2 Folder 74
3 pieces of correspondence (2 postcards, 1 letter) (German, English)
Box 2 Folder 74
6 letters, including some letters written on behalf of Alfred by his wife Naomi (English)
Box 2 Folder 75
6 pieces of correspondence (5 letters, 1 telegram) (English, Hebrew)
Box 2 Folder 75
1 letter accompanied by 2 letters of Zvi Hecker, and paper, patent report, and architectural drawings pertaining to suspended structures (English)
Box 2 Folder 75
1 letter (English)
Box 9 Folder 10
1 letter
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 2 Folder 75
1 letter (official CIAM correspondence; also signed by JL Sert, Siegfried Giedion, and J Tyrwhitt) (English)
Box 2 Folder 75
1 letter (English)
Box 2 Folder 75
4 letters (French)
Box 3 Folder 1 to 7
93 pieces of correspondence, includes letters and telegrams (5 letters contain pressed flowers or plants and are kept in a separate folder, labeled 15b) (German, 1 note in English)
Box 3 Folder 8
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 8
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 8
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 8
2 pieces of correspondence (1 letter, 1 telgram) (English)
Box 3 Folder 8
1 telegram (English)
Box 3 Folder 8
1 telegram (English)
Box 3 Folder 8
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 8
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 8
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 9 to 15
125 letters, including enclosures (some letters may pertain to projects such as the synagogue in the Negev desert) (many letters from September1966 onwards are written on behalf of Alfred by his wife Naomi) (English, Hebrew)
Box 3 Folder 16
4 letters (German)
Box 3 Folder 16
2 pieces of correspondence (French)
Box 3 Folder 16
5 letters (official CIAM correspondence) (French)
Box 3 Folder 16
1 piece of correspondece, includes pamphlets on Jerusalem and on threats to the Israeli state (English)
Box 3 Folder 16
1 draft (English)
Box 3 Folder 17
20 pieces of correspondence, includes letters, postcards, and enclosure (English, French)
Box 3 Folder 18
2 pieces of correspondence (English)
Box 3 Folder 18
11 pieces of correspondence, includes letters and postcards (English)
Box 3 Folder 19
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 19
5 letters (Engish)
Box 3 Folder 19
1 letter (German)
Box 3 Folder 19
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 19
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 19
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 19
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 19
2 pieces of correspondence (French)
Box 3 Folder 19
1 letter (official CIAM correspondence; also signed by Siegried Giedion and J. Tyrwhitt) (English)
Box 3 Folder 19
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 19
6 letters, 1 draft (Hebrew, English); includes enclosure of notice for regolo d'oro research competition (Italian)
Box 3 Folder 19
1 card (French)
Box 3 Folder 19
3 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 19
2 drafts, possible enclosure of CIAM report (English, German)
Box 3 Folder 20
3 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 20
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 20
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 20
10 pieces of correspondence, includes letters, drafts (French, German)
Box 3 Folder 20
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 20
2 pieces of correspondence (1 letter, 1 telegram) (English)
Box 3 Folder 20
1 letter (German)
Box 3 Folder 20
2 letters (French)
Box 3 Folder 20
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 20
1 letter, includes mathematical charts (French)
Box 3 Folder 21
1 piece of correspondence (English)
Box 3 Folder 21
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 21
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 21
1 card (English)
Box 3 Folder 21
15 letters (some later letters are written on behalf of Alfred by his wife Naomi) (English)
Box 3 Folder 21
1 invitation (French)
Box 3 Folder 22
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 22
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 22
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 22
1 letter (official CIAM correspondence) (English)
Box 3 Folder 22
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 22
4 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 22
2 letters (German)
Box 3 Folder 22
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 22
1 letter (English), with enclosure of notice for regolo d'oro research competition (Italian)
Box 3 Folder 22
3 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 22
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 22
7 letters (English and Spanish)
Box 3 Folder 23
4 letters (French, English)
Box 3 Folder 23
5 letters (German)
Box 3 Folder 23
1 letter (official CIAM correspondence) (French)
Box 3 Folder 23
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 23
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 23
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 23
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 23
6 pieces of correspondence, includes letters, telegrams, official CIAM correspondence (German, English)
Box 3 Folder 23
1 invitation (French)
Box 3 Folder 23
1 letter (German)
Box 3 Folder 24
11 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 24
1 letter (German)
Box 3 Folder 24
1 letter (Italian)
Box 3 Folder 24
5 letters (German, French, English)
Box 3 Folder 24
2 letters (German)
Box 3 Folder 24
1 letter (German)
Box 3 Folder 24
1 pamphlet (Italian)
Box 3 Folder 24
1 letter, includes copies (German)
Box 3 Folder 25
5 letters, includes official CIAM correspondence (English)
Box 3 Folder 25
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 25
3 pieces of correspondence (2 drafts, 1 letter) (French, German, English)
Box 3 Folder 25
1 draft (English)
Box 3 Folder 25
4 pieces of correspondence (3 letters, 1 note) (English, German)
Box 3 Folder 25
3 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 25
4 letters (French)
Box 3 Folder 25
1 proposal letter (CIAM) (English)
Box 3 Folder 25
1 piece of correspondence dated after the death of Alfred (English)
Box 3 Folder 25
4 letters (German)
Box 3 Folder 26
29 pieces of correspondence, includes letters, notes, and telegrams (German, English)
Box 3 Folder 27
2 letters (German)
Box 3 Folder 27
1 piece of correspondence, includes pamphlet (English)
Box 3 Folder 27
17 pieces of correspondence, includes, letters, postcards, telgrams (English, German)
Box 3 Folder 27
1 letter (Hebrew)
Box 3 Folder 27
1 letter (German)
Box 3 Folder 27
1 letter pertaining to immigration, with 2 copies (English)
Box 3 Folder 27
1 invitation (French)
Box 9 Folder 9
Letter in German sent to Neumann's address in Vienna
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 3 Folder 28
Correspondents unknown or illegible, includes possible drafts, envelopes (29 items) (English, French, German)
Box 3 Folder 28b
Correspondents unknown; includes much Technion correspondence, possibly pertaining to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering project (103 items) (Hebrew)
Box 3 Folder 28c
Contains enclosures for unknown letters mainly consisting of documents in Hebrew, possibly pertaining to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering project (16 items, 14 of which are packets) (Hebrew)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 letter (French)
Box 9 Folder 7
2 letters
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 draft (German)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 letter (German)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 letter (Hebrew)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 letter (German)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 29
6 letters, including official ASCORAL correspondence (French)
Box 3 Folder 29
1 notepad containing draft, partial drafts, notes (German)
Box 3 Folder 30
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 30
2 pieces of correspondence (1 letter, 1 card) (French)
Box 3 Folder 30
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 30
3 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 30
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 30
2 drafts (English, French)
Box 3 Folder 30
1 telegram (English)
Box 3 Folder 30
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 30
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 31
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 31
2 telegrams (English)
Box 3 Folder 31
2 letters (French)
Box 3 Folder 31
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 31
2 letters (English, Hebrew)
Box 3 Folder 31
2 letters (French)
Box 3 Folder 31
2 pieces of correspondence (1 letter, 1 note) (French)`
Box 3 Folder 31
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 32
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 32
2 drafts (English, French)
Box 3 Folder 32
5 letters, includes enclosure of photographs of octahedrons (English)
Box 3 Folder 32
5 letters (German, English)
Box 3 Folder 32
2 letters (English)
Box 3 Folder 32
1 letter, written with Zvi Hecker (English)
Box 3 Folder 33
2 drafts (English, French)
Box 3 Folder 33
1 letter (French)
Box 3 Folder 33
2 drafts (English, French)
Box 3 Folder 33
2 drafts (English, French)
Box 3 Folder 33
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 33
1 telegram (French)
Box 3 Folder 33
11 letters (one of which contains a brochure regarding architecture at the University of Illinois) (English)
Box 3 Folder 33
1 letter (English)
Box 3 Folder 34
2 letters (French)
Box 3 Folder 34
4 letters (English, Spanish)
Box 3 Folder 34
2 letters (French)
Box 3 Folder 34
1 card (French)
Box 4 Folder 1
6 letters (English)
Box 4 Folder 1
2 letters (German)
Box 4 Folder 1
1 letter (English)
Box 4 Folder 1
1 letter, includes enclosure of 2 letters from Strub to other correspondents (English)
Box 4 Folder 2
1 piece of correspondence (English)
Box 4 Folder 2
1 letter (English)
Box 4 Folder 2
3 letters (English, Hebrew)
Box 4 Folder 2
1 card (English)
Box 4 Folder 2
5 pieces of correspondence (includes information packet on Israeli architecture) (English)
Box 4 Folder 2
4 letters, includes draft (English)
Box 4 Folder 2
1 letter (English)
Box 4 Folder 3
1 letter (official CIAM correspondence) (English)
Box 4 Folder 3
1 telegram (French)
Box 4 Folder 3
1 telegram (English)
Box 4 Folder 3
1 letter (French)
Box 4 Folder 3
2 letters (English)
Box 4 Folder 3
2 letters (German)
Box 4 Folder 3
1 letter (French)
Box 4 Folder 3
2 letters (English)
Box 4 Folder 3
1 letter (German)
Box 4 Folder 4
10 letters (English, Hebrew)
Box 4 Folder 5
1 letter (official CIAM correspondence) (English)
Box 4 Folder 5
3 letters (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 5
1 letter fragment (Czech)
Box 4 Folder 5
1 letter (English)
Box 4 Folder 5
1 letter (French)
Box 4 Folder 5
2 pieces of correspondence (1 postcard, 1 letter) (German, English)
Box 4 Folder 5
1 letter (English, Hebrew)
Box 4 Folder 5
3 letters (Hebrew)
Box 4 Folder 5
3 letters, includes enclosure of texts for lectures (English)
Consists of awards, recommendations written for Neumann, bibliographies, documents for exhibitions, competitions, and juries, ecological and topographical studies for Israel, lecture notes, CIAM documents (CIAM V, VI, VIII, IX, and X), and documents for other architectural groups, including Groupe d'Etudes d'Architecture Mobile, Groupe Espace, Japan Architects Association, La Societé des Architectes de la Région de Québec, and Planning Workshop of New York. CIAM documents comprise the bulk of the material for this series, and include correspondence, reports, forms, minutes of meetings, memoranda, and leaflets.
Box 4 Folder 6
Small medal in wooden case depicting Bat Yam city hall, with Hebrew inscription (perhaps given as an award from the state of Israel, as the case is inscribed with the Israeli coat of arms)
Drawer 198 Folder 1
Research competition award sponsored by Brenta Precompressi; metal plaque awarded to Neumann and Zvi Hecker (Italian) (does not fit in folder; must be placed in box horizontally)
Box 4 Folder 7
Plan of urban reorganization (French)
Box 4 Folder 8 to 9
Spiral bound booklet, prepared by Neumann, Bohuslav Fuchs, and Emanuel Hruska, from the Country Research and Planning Institute in Brno; contains city planning studies for Prague, Zlin, and Ostrava (was produced for CIAM VI at Bridgwater)(2 copies)
Box 4 Folder 10
Excerpt from the proceedings of CIAM VIII (possibly remarks made by Le Corbusier) (French)
Box 4 Folder 11
Includes informational pamphlets regarding the CIAM International Summer School of Architecture in Venice, and explanation of the rationale for the program (English, French, Italian)
Box 4 Folder 12
Includes interoffice memorandum regarding upcoming housing exhibit in the Palais des Nations, Geneva; a list provided by the Zurich CIAM group entitled Modern Buildings in Zurich; section of possible Swiss architecture periodical Viele Bauen Alle Wohnen (English, German)
Box 4 Folder 13
Includes program for CIAM congress in Sigtuna, Sweden, and statement on habitat from CIAM meeting in Doorn, the Netherlands (English)
Box 4 Folder 14
Packet contains logistical information and topics for discussion for CIAM IX (English)
Box 4 Folder 15
Includes lengthy committee report and itinerary, for CIAM in Aix-en-Provence (French)
Box 4 Folder 16
Contains 3 thematic programs pertaining to the habitat, and report on the habitat by the Dutch group Opbouw of Rotterdam, for CIAM in Aix-en-Provence (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 17
Includes announcement of the meeting and its objectives, report of the meeting, and contributions of the Dutch groups "de 8" and "Opbouw" (English, French)
Box 4 Folder 18
Includes minutes of meeting in Paris of the Comite International pour la Resolution des Problemes de l'Architecture Contemporaine (the elected executive body of CIAM), and report on the Portuguese group of delegates to CIAM (English)
Box 4 Folder 19
Contains papers providing logistical information and objectives for CIAM X, material in review of the meeting at La Sarraz, and discussion related to the theme of CIAM X (the habitat); directive of Le Corbusier; summary of group and member reactions to directives, with commentary (11 documents) (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 20
Address regarding the historical development of the group, its various "generations," and an appeal to members (English)
Box 4 Folder 21
Includes orientation packet, schedule, minutes of committee meetings and work schedule (2 documents), committee report (2 copies), list of addresses of members of the council and delegates of CIAM groups (3 copies), selected texts and extracts (2 documents) (English, French)
Box 4 Folder 22
Includes the following: prolegomena for a charter of the habitat (1 document), the charter of the habitat (3 documents), a critical appraisal of the habitat at present (3 documents), the present situation of the habitat (2 documents), timeline of the habitat (1 document), delegate to the habitat subcommittee (1 document), for CIAM X in Dubrovnik (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 23
Includes session reports on the topics of urbanism (1 document), the cluster (2 documents), mobility (2 documents), change and growth (4 documents),the mobile city (1 document prepared by the group "Cite" of France), for CIAM X in Dubrovnik (English, French)
Box 4 Folder 24
Packet includes reports undertaken in preparation for CIAM X, by the group "de 8" and the group "Opbouw," both of the Netherlands (English, French, Dutch)
Box 4 Folder 25
Paper prepared by Director J. Rutgers of the General Assembly of GEP in Amsterdam, possibly intended to be delivered as a lecture at CIAM X (German)
Box 4 Folder 26
Report issued by the Planning Workshop of New York, a group dedicated to the theory of planning (English)
Box 4 Folder 27
Contains 2 proposals issued in the wake of CIAM X, questionnaire regarding planned reorganization of CIAM, plans for a meeting at La Sarraz regarding reorganization, list of excerpts of letters regarding reorganization, list of individual members (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 28
Drafts for 2 lectures possibly delivered by Neumann at CIAM meetings (both lectures appear to be related to Neumann's book L'Humanisation de l'espace, and his studies of morphological architecture and proportion (German, English)
Box 4 Folder 29
Neumann's notes on CIAM-related topics, includes list of member addresses, timeline (German, English, French)
Box 4 Folder 30
2 address lists for members of the council of CIAM, CIAM groups and their delegates, and groups in formation (English)
Box 4 Folder 31
Contains an invitation to a group meeting in Paris (French)
Box 4 Folder 32
Includes packet containing list of active members, affiliates, and subgroups; list of members submitting their candidacy to the committee; selected group policies; proposition of Victor Vasarely consisting of questionnaire; summary of general assembly meeting containing group manifesto (French)
Box 4 Folder 33
Memo entitled Problem of Modular Coordination in Japan, and pamphlet outlining history, objectives, and activities for this and other Japanese architectural associations (English)
Box 4 Folder 34
Committee meeting itineraries (3 documents) (French)
Box 4 Folder 35
Contains pamphlets, brochures, and other documents possibly pertaining to Neumann's work at the Technion (Hebrew)
Box 4 Folder 36
Includes notes and programmatic outlines for a "morphological expose of human evolution and its relationship to the environment," also includes outline for a related paper, sketch (English, German, French)
Box 4 Folder 37
Includes notes for a furniture exhibition, plans for an exhibition of unspecified topic (English, German)
Box 4 Folder 38
Notepad contains lecture notes and related notes on the topic of design, other writings, and a drawing of Neumann's father's factory building; also includes mathematical calculations, sketches of buildings, floor plans, furniture (German, French, English)
Box 4 Folder 39
Contains notes for a lecture in Toronto on containers and tools, notes for a lecture at the First Conference on Man, notes for a lecture on ornament in architecture at a pedagogical committee, and notes for a lecture in Quebec entitled Containers, or the World of Containers (1962) (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 40
Contains lecture notes of unspecified date or venue, mainly for conferences and committee meetings; includes notes for lectures on architectural space, architecture theory, polyhedrons, and unspecified topics (English, French, German)
Box 4 Folder 41
Contains invitation cards to Neumann's lecture "An Architect's Impressions on a World Tour" at the Honors College, Wesleyan, and invitations to Neumann's conference on modern French architecture in Jerusalem (English, French, Hebrew)
Box 4 Folder 42
Contains 2 proposals, 2 drafts pertaining to a survey of the Jerusalem Corridor region (English)
Box 4 Folder 43
Contains notes entitled Mikroklima, notes entitled Topography, further notes (German)
Box 4 Folder 44
Contains 2 reports (German)
Box 4 Folder 45
Contains 2 reports, 2 accompanying sketches (German)
Cabinet A092M.04 Roll 1
Contains 27 maps, pertaining to roads, railways, population centers, land allocation, and natural resources
Drawer 198 Folder 2
Contains 2 drawings of an unspecified area
Box 4 Folder 46
Contains bibliographies and drafts, list of books, bibliography for Zvi Hecker (English, French)
Box 4 Folder 47
Letters of reference written on behalf of Neumann by teachers and colleagues (6 letters, written by the architects Jacques Guiauchain, Auguste Perret, and Charles Siclis, the architecture firm Kallenbach, Kennedy, and Furner, and the Provincial Study and Planning Institute in Brno, with copies and photographic reproductions of the letters)
Box 4 Folder 6
Small medal in wooden case depicting Bat Yam city hall, with Hebrew inscription (perhaps given as an award from the state of Israel, as the case is inscribed with the Israeli coat of arms)
Drawer 198 Folder 1
Research competition award sponsored by Brenta Precompressi; metal plaque awarded to Neumann and Zvi Hecker (Italian) (does not fit in folder; must be placed in box horizontally)
Box 4 Folder 7
Plan of urban reorganization (French)
Box 4 Folder 8 to 9
Spiral bound booklet, prepared by Neumann, Bohuslav Fuchs, and Emanuel Hruska, from the Country Research and Planning Institute in Brno; contains city planning studies for Prague, Zlin, and Ostrava (was produced for CIAM VI at Bridgwater)(2 copies)
Box 4 Folder 10
Excerpt from the proceedings of CIAM VIII (possibly remarks made by Le Corbusier) (French)
Box 4 Folder 11
Includes informational pamphlets regarding the CIAM International Summer School of Architecture in Venice, and explanation of the rationale for the program (English, French, Italian)
Box 4 Folder 12
Includes interoffice memorandum regarding upcoming housing exhibit in the Palais des Nations, Geneva; a list provided by the Zurich CIAM group entitled Modern Buildings in Zurich; section of possible Swiss architecture periodical Viele Bauen Alle Wohnen (English, German)
Box 4 Folder 13
Includes program for CIAM congress in Sigtuna, Sweden, and statement on habitat from CIAM meeting in Doorn, the Netherlands (English)
Box 4 Folder 14
Packet contains logistical information and topics for discussion for CIAM IX (English)
Box 4 Folder 15
Includes lengthy committee report and itinerary, for CIAM in Aix-en-Provence (French)
Box 4 Folder 16
Contains 3 thematic programs pertaining to the habitat, and report on the habitat by the Dutch group Opbouw of Rotterdam, for CIAM in Aix-en-Provence (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 17
Includes announcement of the meeting and its objectives, report of the meeting, and contributions of the Dutch groups "de 8" and "Opbouw" (English, French)
Box 4 Folder 18
Includes minutes of meeting in Paris of the Comite International pour la Resolution des Problemes de l'Architecture Contemporaine (the elected executive body of CIAM), and report on the Portuguese group of delegates to CIAM (English)
Box 4 Folder 19
Contains papers providing logistical information and objectives for CIAM X, material in review of the meeting at La Sarraz, and discussion related to the theme of CIAM X (the habitat); directive of Le Corbusier; summary of group and member reactions to directives, with commentary (11 documents) (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 20
Address regarding the historical development of the group, its various "generations," and an appeal to members (English)
Box 4 Folder 21
Includes orientation packet, schedule, minutes of committee meetings and work schedule (2 documents), committee report (2 copies), list of addresses of members of the council and delegates of CIAM groups (3 copies), selected texts and extracts (2 documents) (English, French)
Box 4 Folder 22
Includes the following: prolegomena for a charter of the habitat (1 document), the charter of the habitat (3 documents), a critical appraisal of the habitat at present (3 documents), the present situation of the habitat (2 documents), timeline of the habitat (1 document), delegate to the habitat subcommittee (1 document), for CIAM X in Dubrovnik (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 23
Includes session reports on the topics of urbanism (1 document), the cluster (2 documents), mobility (2 documents), change and growth (4 documents),the mobile city (1 document prepared by the group "Cite" of France), for CIAM X in Dubrovnik (English, French)
Box 4 Folder 24
Packet includes reports undertaken in preparation for CIAM X, by the group "de 8" and the group "Opbouw," both of the Netherlands (English, French, Dutch)
Box 4 Folder 25
Paper prepared by Director J. Rutgers of the General Assembly of GEP in Amsterdam, possibly intended to be delivered as a lecture at CIAM X (German)
Box 4 Folder 26
Report issued by the Planning Workshop of New York, a group dedicated to the theory of planning (English)
Box 4 Folder 27
Contains 2 proposals issued in the wake of CIAM X, questionnaire regarding planned reorganization of CIAM, plans for a meeting at La Sarraz regarding reorganization, list of excerpts of letters regarding reorganization, list of individual members (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 28
Drafts for 2 lectures possibly delivered by Neumann at CIAM meetings (both lectures appear to be related to Neumann's book L'Humanisation de l'espace, and his studies of morphological architecture and proportion (German, English)
Box 4 Folder 29
Neumann's notes on CIAM-related topics, includes list of member addresses, timeline (German, English, French)
Box 4 Folder 30
2 address lists for members of the council of CIAM, CIAM groups and their delegates, and groups in formation (English)
Box 4 Folder 31
Contains an invitation to a group meeting in Paris (French)
Box 4 Folder 32
Includes packet containing list of active members, affiliates, and subgroups; list of members submitting their candidacy to the committee; selected group policies; proposition of Victor Vasarely consisting of questionnaire; summary of general assembly meeting containing group manifesto (French)
Box 4 Folder 33
Memo entitled Problem of Modular Coordination in Japan, and pamphlet outlining history, objectives, and activities for this and other Japanese architectural associations (English)
Box 4 Folder 34
Committee meeting itineraries (3 documents) (French)
Box 4 Folder 35
Contains pamphlets, brochures, and other documents possibly pertaining to Neumann's work at the Technion (Hebrew)
Box 4 Folder 36
Includes notes and programmatic outlines for a "morphological expose of human evolution and its relationship to the environment," also includes outline for a related paper, sketch (English, German, French)
Box 4 Folder 37
Includes notes for a furniture exhibition, plans for an exhibition of unspecified topic (English, German)
Box 4 Folder 38
Notepad contains lecture notes and related notes on the topic of design, other writings, and a drawing of Neumann's father's factory building; also includes mathematical calculations, sketches of buildings, floor plans, furniture (German, French, English)
Box 4 Folder 39
Contains notes for a lecture in Toronto on containers and tools, notes for a lecture at the First Conference on Man, notes for a lecture on ornament in architecture at a pedagogical committee, and notes for a lecture in Quebec entitled Containers, or the World of Containers (1962) (French, English)
Box 4 Folder 40
Contains lecture notes of unspecified date or venue, mainly for conferences and committee meetings; includes notes for lectures on architectural space, architecture theory, polyhedrons, and unspecified topics (English, French, German)
Box 4 Folder 41
Contains invitation cards to Neumann's lecture "An Architect's Impressions on a World Tour" at the Honors College, Wesleyan, and invitations to Neumann's conference on modern French architecture in Jerusalem (English, French, Hebrew)
Box 4 Folder 42
Contains 2 proposals, 2 drafts pertaining to a survey of the Jerusalem Corridor region (English)
Box 4 Folder 43
Contains notes entitled Mikroklima, notes entitled Topography, further notes (German)
Box 4 Folder 44
Contains 2 reports (German)
Box 4 Folder 45
Contains 2 reports, 2 accompanying sketches (German)
Drawer 198 Folder 2
Contains 2 drawings of an unspecified area
Box 4 Folder 46
Contains bibliographies and drafts, list of books, bibliography for Zvi Hecker (English, French)
Box 4 Folder 47
Letters of reference written on behalf of Neumann by teachers and colleagues (6 letters, written by the architects Jacques Guiauchain, Auguste Perret, and Charles Siclis, the architecture firm Kallenbach, Kennedy, and Furner, and the Provincial Study and Planning Institute in Brno, with copies and photographic reproductions of the letters)
Contains articles written by Neumann for architecture periodicals, Neumann's book L'Humanisation de L'Espace: Le Système M-Phi accompanied by extensive drafts and notes, and papers, which include: Proportion: A Measure of Order, Irrational Factors in Building Industrialization, Aspects d'Architecture, Inertie de la Forme, Architecture as Ornament, Openings, Doors, and Windows, and Morphology of Inside-Outside. The series also contains notes and research on space packing, notes on various architectural topics, and bibliographical notes. Drafts, typescripts, and notes often include versions in several languages (typically English, German, and French).
Box 4 Folder 48
Contains photographic reproductions of 2 articles written by Neumann early in his career, entitled Buhnebild-Raumbuhne (in Tagesbote), and Stromungen in der bildenden Kunst der Gegenwart (in Moderne Kultur); also includes Neumann's order forms for the copies and notes (German)
Box 4 Folder 49
Neumann's article On Planning, page 3 (Hebrew, English)
Box 4 Folder 50
Neumann's paper The Humanization of Space, the M-Phi System (Japanese language architecture periodical)
Box 4 Folder 51
Neumann's article Morphologic Architecture, pages 40-47 (English language architecture periodical) (4 copies)
Box 4 Folder 52
Neumann's article Irrational Factors in Building Industrialization, page 37 (English language architecture periodical)
Box 4 Folder 53
Neumann's paper L'Humanisation de l'espace: le systeme M-Phi published in book form, with copy (French)
Box 4 Folder 54
Contains 4 pages of illustrations, included in the book L'Humanisation de l'espace: le systeme M-Phi
Box 4 Folder 55
Contains 6 final drafts, 4 of which are bound and contain illustrations (English)
Box 4 Folder 56
Contains 4 completed drafts with corrections (French)
Box 4 Folder 57 to 58
Includes early draft fragments and mathematical tables accompanied by written corrections, all related to Neumann's preparation of his paper L'Humanisation de l'espace: le systeme M-Phi (earlier material in German and English, some later material also in French)
Box 4 Folder 59
Includes rough notes, some draft fragments, mathematical tables and calculations, edits, contact lists, notes on the dimensions of paintings, note pads, architectural sketches, printed illustrations, sketches, doodles (much of the material has no discernable organizational coherence but remains in the order in which it was received) (German, French, English)
Box 4 Folder 60
Contains notes, mathematical caluclations, sketches (Czech)
Box 5 Folder 1
Contains mathematical tables pertaining to Fibonacci numbers, calculations and equations, sketches pertaining to the golden section, sketches of polyhedrons with templates, clippings from a book or periodical, some doodles, notes entitled "proportion of volumes," "partition of the plan," "geometric entities in place" (German, English, book excerpts in French)
Box 5 Folder 2
Includes diagrams illustrating principles of the golden section; reproductions of Leonardo's Annunciation and Virgin of the Rocks, and Giorgione's Fete Champetre, with accompanying perspectival diagrams analyzing the presence of the golden section in the paintings (captions in French, English)
Box 5 Folder 3
Includes notes for unspecified lectures on topics related to L'Humanisation de l'espace: le systeme M-Phi; typescript of a lecture delivered at CIAM IX in Aix-en-Provence (German, English)
Box 5 Folder 4
Final version of the paper (English)
Box 5 Folder 5
Outline for the paper; 3 drafts or partial drafts, with corrections (English)
Box 5 Folder 6
Includes notes, article outlines, notes taken from books and other publications, bibliographical notes and citations, sketches, draft fragments, notes on symmetry, group theory, symbolism, mathematics (English, French, German)
Box 5 Folder 7
Transcript of a conference presented at the Ecole d'Architecture, Universite Laval, Quebec; also includes draft (likely related to Neumann's paper entitled Ornement et Architecture) (French)
Box 5 Folder 8
Paper written by Neumann, perhaps delivered as a lecture or presented at a conference, includes 2 drafts (French)
Box 5 Folder 9
Contains partial drafts and notes, some of which are entitled Architecture without Architects, perhaps an earlier iteration of the paper (German)
Box 5 Folder 10
Transcript of a conference at the Musee du Quebec, with copy and partial copy (French)
Box 5 Folder 11
Partial drafts and notes (French)
Box 5 Folder 12
Paper written by Neumann, perhaps delivered as a lecture or presented at a conference, includes 2 drafts (English)
Box 5 Folder 13
Paper presented by Neumann at a conference of L'Association des Architectes de L'Ontario, also published in the RAIC journal, May 1963 (3 copies) (French)
Box 5 Folder 14
Paper written by Neumann (English)
Box 5 Folder 15
Contains 11 captioned illustrations intended to accompany the text of Neumann's paper (English)
Box 5 Folder 16
Partial drafts and notes (English, German, French)
Box 5 Folder 17
Includes paper or article, with drafts and outlines (German, English)
Box 5 Folder 18
Includes notes on the topic of windows as opened and closed forms, possible partial drafts, note pad entitled Window Problem, sketches (German, English)
Box 5 Folder 19
Contains partial drafts accompanied by fragmented edits in scrap form, for the papers Morphology of Inside-Outside, and Openings, Doors, and Windows (English)
Box 5 Folder 20
Includes notes on materials, furniture, history of space packing patterns, Greek theater architecture, tools; partial drafts; sketches (German, English)
Box 5 Folder 21 to 22
Includes sketches and drawings of buildings, monuments, details of paintings, sculptures, clothing, furniture, tools, geometric patterns, floor plans, accompanied by notes; also includes some doodles (French, English, German)
Box 5 Folder 23
Includes bibliographical notes, clippings pertaining to fashion and Japanese art from Time magazine (German, English)
Box 5 Folder 24
Contains notes, bibliographical notes, and drafts in critique of Le Corbusier's book Modulor II, suggesting that it appropriated or misrepresented Neumann's ideas (French) (2 drafts of a letter regarding Modulor II are located in the unknown correspondents folder, under correspondence of Alfred Neumann)
Box 5 Folder 25
Possible lecture notes or partial drafts on the topics of space, empty space, and architectural space (French)
Box 5 Folder 26
Notes on the topic of the degeneration of the practice of the competition, and the resultant compromising of artistic integrity necessary for success (English)
Box 5 Folder 27
Notes on the topic of dimension as an element of space (German)
Box 5 Folder 28
Notes on an unspecified subject possibly pertaining to aesthetics (title may be translated as "cutting") (German)
Box 5 Folder 29
Notes on an unspecified subject possibly pertaining to industrial production (German)
Box 5 Folder 30
Includes notes with the following titles: form influencing factors in the manmade human environment, Wachsmann, fashion in industrial design, architecture as spatial art, development index, tour of the house, science of building, patent, laufenfeld, design, polyhedrons, Tumarkin (artist Igael Tumarkin), architectural space, proportion (German, English, French)
Box 5 Folder 31
Contains possible research notes or drafts on unknown topics pertaining to architecture; includes sketches (German, French, English, Hebrew)
Box 5 Folder 32
Includes sketches accompanied by notes, perhaps used in the course of research for unspecified papers (English)
Box 5 Folder 33
Contains bibliographical notes on the architect Auguste Perret, from Peter Collins' book Concrete (English), quotations from articles in the architecture periodical L'Architettura (Italian), and Neumann's notes made from various books and periodicals, including the catalogue of an exhibition on Le Corbusier (French, German, English)
Comprised of three subseries: Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), Université Laval, Quebec, and Lectures and Pedagogical Notes. The first subseries contains syllabi of courses and programs of study, student projects, notes regarding curriculum reform, and Neumann's formal proposals for said reform. The second subseries contains a prospectus, syllabi and programs of study, and student works. The third subseries contains teaching plans, lecture notes, proposed curricula, plans for student projects, notes on architectural education, and articles and papers on pedagogical topics.
Box 5 Folder 34
Contains photographic reproductions of architectural drawings (Hebrew) (8 photographs)
Box 5 Folder 35
2 booklets, which contain yearly study plans, course listings, and course descriptions for undergraduate students (English)
Box 5 Folder 36
Document prepared for professors of the Technion (English)
Box 5 Folder 37
Contains certificate awarded to Neumann in 1963; also includes "Proposal for the care of second year students," remarks on curriculum reform, and notes regarding the educational state of affairs at the Technion and Neumann's role as professor there (German, Hebrew, English)
Box 5 Folder 38
Notes mainly on the topic of unauthorized changes made to the mechanical engineering building and on the topic of architectural education in relation to the unfavorable state of affairs at the Technion; includes notes entitlted "why the results of nomination seem or are arbitrary," "what are the changes of the program," and "mechanical engineering" (English, German)
Box 5 Folder 39
Contains 37 photographs of architectural models, probably those made by students of Neumann's at the Universite Laval, Quebec
Box 5 Folder 40
Contains interview including questions posed by students regarding the curriculum at the Universite Laval, accompanied by Neumann's responses (French)
Box 5 Folder 41
Comprehensive program for both undergraduate and graduate study, prepared by Neumann in collaboration with other university professors (2 programs, 1 draft) (French)
Box 5 Folder 42
Prospectus pamphlet includes yearly programs of study and syllabi of courses; course of study consists of a chart detailing coursework per semester (French)
Box 5 Folder 43
Includes general informational packets, study plans divided into 4 cycles, and syllabi for graduate courses (preparted by Neumann in possible collaboration with other university professors) (French, English)
Box 5 Folder 44
Includes untitled third year project, studio project on leisure space, outdoor project themes (logging, fishing, camping, zoo, farm, park, recreational site), 5th year thesis project, 5th year project on industrial landscape design, untitled course on the fine arts (French, English)
Box 5 Folder 45
List of courses taught by other professors, and syllabi for sociology, economics, climatology (French)
Box 5 Folder 46
Contains photograph of Neumann (French)
Box 5 Folder 47
Possible lecture notes, notes on pedagogical topics (German, English, French)
Box 5 Folder 48
Notes on potential programs of study by year of study, tentative syllabi; includes syllabi for lectures or courses on morphology of architecture, excerpts from the proceedings of CIAM VIII, and admission interview form (French, English)
Box 5 Folder 49
Notes on possible student assignments or lesson plans (French, English, German)
Box 5 Folder 50
Notes on Vitruvius, various construction methods, historic architects, Auguste Perret, and morphological architecture (French, English, German)
Box 5 Folder 51
Notes on architecture education and general pedagogical topics (information flow, creativity in engineering, organization of schools of architecture, teamwork, the studio, education of town planners), includes notes taken from publications, sketches and doodles (English, German, French)
Box 5 Folder 52
Includes the following papers: Building in our Time, by Konrad Wachsman (delivered as a lecture at the Technion); What's Wrong with Engineering Education, by Hermann Danforth; The Value Structure of Creativity, by Robert S. Hartman; excerpts from The Aims of Education, by Alfred North Whitehead
Box 5 Folder 53
Articles clipped or copied from periodicals, pertaining to childhood education, university education, and architecture education in Time Magazine, Progressive Architecture, the Journal of Architectural Education, and an unknown publication (English)
Box 5 Folder 54
University of Manitoba undergraduate curricula; faculty of architecture proposed curriculum (unknown university), Harvard University Graduate School of Design notice on urban design program (under the supervision of Jose Luis Sert), University of Southern California Department of Architecture pamphlet (directed by Konrad Wachsmann) (English)
Comprised of three subseries: Articles about Projects (Periodicals), Articles about Projects (Newspapers), and Articles about Neumann. The first subseries is the largest and contains articles about and photographs of Neumann's projects, mainly in architecture, engineering, and design periodicals in numerous languages, along with a handful of popular magazines (1959-1971). The second subseries contains articles about projects in Israeli newspapers (mainly in Hebrew). The third subseries contains articles concerning Neumann's architectural career, his influence within Israeli architecture, his role as an educator, and his thoughts on various architectural topics, in both newspapers and architectural periodicals. This last subseries also contains an exhibition catalogue from Harvard, which cites Neumann's projects and research.
Box 5 Folder 55
International competition for Auschwitz Monument, pages 12-16 (Japanese language architecture periodical)
Box 5 Folder 56
Monument to Auschwitz victims, competition entry, pages 32-34 (Hebrew language periodical, with limited English) (3 copies)
Box 5 Folder 57
Bat Yam (photograph of model), page 34 (Hebrew language periodical, with limited English)
Box 5 Folder 58
Boulogne sur Seine, page 17 (includes copies of the excerpt) (Italian language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 1
Results for the competition for the municipality building in Beer-Sheba, which Neumann may have entered (pages 67-71) (Hebrew, English)
Box 6 Folder 2
Village for Arab farmers at Ein-Raffa, page 59; Bat Yam city hall, pages 66-69; Arhziv vacation area, pages 94-97 (French language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 3
Village for Arab farmers at Ein-Raffa, pages 19-23 (English language engineering periodical)
Box 6 Folder 4
Natanya town hall competition, pages 12-16 (Hebrew language periodical, with limited English)
Box 6 Folder 5
Bat Yam, pages 14-18 (Italian language periodical with limited French)
Box 6 Folder 6
Arhziv holiday village, pages 16-20 (English and French language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 7
Bat Yam, pages 178, 180; El Al airport terminal, page 181 (French language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 8
Bat Yam, pages 70-75 (also contains excerpts from a conference on morphologic architecture) (French language architecture periodical with limited English)
Box 6 Folder 9
Bat Yam, pages 552-563 (English language architectural periodical)
Box 6 Folder 10
Frontispiece featuring Bat Yam windows, page 130; Bat Yam and Arhziv, pages 166-171 (in reference to page 168, Neumann inserted a note in German) (English language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 11
Club Mediterranee, Arhziv, pages 193-197 (English language architectural periodical)
Box 6 Folder 12
Photograph of Bat Yam, page not given (English language engineering periodical)
Box 6 Folder 13
Faculty of mechanical engineering, Technion, pages 14-18; El Al airport terminal, pages 19-21 (Italian language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 14
Bat Yam, pages 491-506 (includes copy of this excerpt) (Italian language engineering periodical)
Box 6 Folder 15
Michmoret holiday camp, pages 100-101 (English language magazine)
Box 6 Folder 16
Bat Yam, pages 22-23 (English language magazine)
Box 6 Folder 17
Ramat Gan housing block, page 79 (English language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 18
Faculty of mechanical engineering, Technion, pages 34-43, 66-67 (Hebrew language architecture periodical, with limited English)
Box 6 Folder 19
Natanya city hall, page 3, page not given (Italian language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 20
Club Mediterranee, Arhziv, pages 11, 20-21 (English language magazine)
Box 6 Folder 21
Arhziv, page 53 (includes copy of excerpt) (French and English language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 22
Ashdod city center, page 9-19 (also on cover) (Japanese language periodical with limited English)
Box 6 Folder 23
Natanya town hall, pages 12-13; faculty of mechanical engineering, Technion, pages 14-15 (English language periodical)
Box 6 Folder 24
Natanya city hall, pages 42-49 (Hebrew language architecture periodical, with limited English)
Box 6 Folder 25
Bat Yam, pages 702-709 (Dutch language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 26
Housing block at Ramat Gan, pages 26-27; Natanya city hall, page 28; Ashdod city center, page 29; synagogue project, page 30 (includes copies of the excerpts) (French language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 27
Housing block at Ramat Gan, pages 1083-1086 (English language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 28
Natanya city hall, pages 140-147; Faculty of mechanical engineering, Technion, pages 148-159; also contains article Morphologic Architecture, pages 136-139 (English and Italian language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 29
Bat Yam, pages 170-171; Arhziv, pages 172-173; Faculty of mechanical engineering, Technion, pages 174-175; Natanya city hall, page 175; Ashdod city center, page 176 (Japanese and English language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 30
Arhziv, pages 202-203 (English language periodical)
Box 6 Folder 31
Housing block at Ramat Gan, pages 206-212 (Dutch language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 32
Bat Yam, pages 350-351 (Dutch engineering periodical)
Box 6 Folder 33
Faculty of mechanical engineering, pages not given (German language art and architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 34
Photograph of Ramat Gan apartments, page 39 (Korean language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 35
Faculty of mechanical engineering, pages 863-869 (French language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 36
Ramat Gan housing block, pages 138-139 (English language magazine)
Box 6 Folder 37
Ashdod city center, pages not given (French language architecture periodical)
Box 6 Folder 38
Ramat Gan housing block, pages 50-51 (German language architecture periodical, with limited French and English)
Box 6 Folder 39
Ramat Gan housing block, pages 47-53 (English language magazine)
Box 6 Folder 40
Arhziv, Ashdod city center, page 17; Synagogue project, pages 20-21; synagogue in the Negev desert, page 22-23; school project in Beer-sheba, pages 24-25; faculty of mechanical engineering, pages 26-29; Bat Yam, pages 30-31; Ramat Gan housing block, pages 32-38 (includes copies of the excerpts) (Japanese language architecture periodical)
Box 7 Folder 1
Photograph of Ramat Gan apartments, page 49 (English language architecture periodical)
Box 7 Folder 2
Ramat Gan housing block, pages 1-3; studies in polyhedric architecture, pages 4-5 (includes copies of second excerpt) (Italian language architecture periodical)
Box 7 Folder 3
Arhziv, pages 116-117; Michmoret holiday camp, page 117; Kiriat Yam youth camp, page 118; Bat Yam, page 119; Natanya city hall, page 120; synagogue in the Negev desert, page 120; synagogue project, page 121; faculty of mechanical engineering, page 122; Ramat Gan apartments, pages 122-123 (includes copy) (English language architecture periodical)
Box 7 Folder 4
Arhziv, Bat Yam, Ramat Gan, faculty of mechanical engineering, page VII (includes copies of the excerpt) (French language architecture periodical)
Box 7 Folder 5
Synagogue in the Negev desert, pages not given (Italian language architecture periodical)
Box 7 Folder 6
Faculty of mechanical engineering, pages 597-608 (Italian language engineering periodical)
Box 7 Folder 7
Faculty of mechanical engineering, pages 4-8; Bat Yam, pages 8-10; synagogue in the desert, page 8; Arhziv, pages 10-11; Ramat Gan, pages 10, 12 (English language magazine)
Box 7 Folder 8
Ramat Gan housing block, pages 481-494 (Italian language engineering periodical)
Box 7 Folder 9
Beit Zait holiday camp, pages 19-21 (English and Hebrew language architecture periodical)
Box 7 Folder 10
Bat Yam, pages 45-48 (includes copies) (German, English, and French language interior design periodical)
Box 7 Folder 11
Bat Yam, pages 742, 747 (exists only as copies) (Italian language architecture periodical)
Box 7 Folder 12
Contains photographs and articles in periodicals and newspapers regarding Neumann's projects in Israel (English, Italian, Hebrew)
Box 7 Folder 13
Exhibition catalogue, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University; Bat Yam city hall project cited with reference to Neumann's paper, L'Humanisation de l'espace, page 81 (English)
Box 7 Folder 14
Bat Yam, page not given (English language architecture newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 14
Bat Yam, page not given (English language Israeli newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 14
Ramat Gan apartments, page 7 (English language Israeli newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 14
Note to the editor from Zvi Hecker refers to Neumann's projects, page 3 (English language Israeli newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 14
Photograph of Bat Yam, page 16 (British broadsheet newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 14
Synagogue in the Negev desert, page 9 (English language Israeli magazine)
Box 7 Folder 14
3 clippings from the Jerusalem Post and other newspapers (English language Israeli newspapers)
Box 7 Folder 15
Contains 2 clippings from Israeli newspapers (Hebrew)
Box 7 Folder 15
Contains 2 copies of a clipping from an Israeli newspaper or periodical (Hebrew)
Box 7 Folder 15
Contains 13 clippings from Israeli newspapers (Hebrew)
Box 7 Folder 15
Contains 1 clipping from an Israeli newspaper (Hebrew)
Box 7 Folder 15
Contains 22 clippings from Israeli newspapers (Hebrew, 1 article in English)
Box 7 Folder 15
Contains 1 clipping from an Israeli newspaper (Hebrew)
Box 7 Folder 15
Contains 1 clipping from an Israeli newspaper (Hebrew)
Box 7 Folder 15
Contains 1 clipping from an Israeli newspaper (Hebrew)
Box 7 Folder 16
Articles pertaining to the Danciger building controversy, of the faculty of mechanical engineering, Technion (mainly in the Jerusalem Post, one article in Jedioth Ghadashoth) (English, German, Hebrew)
Box 7 Folder 17
Articles discuss Neumann's research on space packing patterns, and Neumann's and Hecker's research on units arranged in special patterns, pages 24 and 25 (includes copies of the excerpts) (French and English language architecture periodical)
Box 7 Folder 18
Interview with Neumann regarding the formation of a national architecture in Israel, page 7 (French language newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 18
Article regarding the work of Neumann's students at the Technion, page 10 (English language periodical)
Box 7 Folder 18
Short article refers to Neumann's thoughts on architecture education, page not given (English language periodical)
Box 7 Folder 18
Article gives a brief background of Neumann's career, along with other professors of architecture at the Ecole d'Architecture, Universite Laval, page 8 (French language newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 18
Article refers to Neumann's work on morphological architecture, page 29 (French language newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 18
2 articles about Neumann's career, his thoughts on the evolution of architecture in Quebec, and the role of architecture in the modern world, pages 6-7 (French language newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 18
Article gives Neumann's thoughts on Le Corbusier, page 23 (French language newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 18
Article refers to Neumann as being a practitioner of new trends in architecture, pages 244-246 (English language architecture periodical)
Box 7 Folder 18
Article includes biographical notes and refers to Neumann's role as a monumental figure in Israeli architecture and as an educator of the next generation of architects, page 21 (English language newspaper)
Box 7 Folder 19
Contains press clippings from Israeli newspapers, perhaps regarding the controversy surrounding the faculty of mechanical engineering building (Hebrew)
The series consists mainly of drawings and sketches in various media, with a handful of oil paintings. Composed primarily of portraits and life drawings, the latter of which were most likely executed while Neumann was a student at the Deutsche Technische Hochschule. Also contains a self-portrait in oil, reproductions of artworks, caricatures, landscapes, figural drawings in the manner of Picasso, and non-figural drawings and watercolors. The works are listed according to subject matter and medium. Artworks not created by Neumann have been so noted.
Box 10 Folder 1
Contains 1 self-portrait, age 20; possible student work (oil on board)
Drawer 199 Folder 59
1 drawing
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 10 Folder 2
Contains 1 portrait of Neumann on his deathbed, by Zvi Hecker
Box 8 Folder 12
Contains 27 portraits, in charcoal, chalk, pencil, pen, crayon, or watercolor (sitters include Eva and Naomi Neumann, Anni Sternheim; 2 drawings are possible self-portraits) (one drawing has notes in German on the reverse, 2 others have sketches on the reverse, or attached)
Box 10 Folder 3
Contains 2 portraits in oil; possible student works (one has a Pompeiian mosaic design pattern on the reverse)
Drawer 198 Folder 9
Contains 4 portraits of women, in colored chalk
Drawer 198 Folder 10
Contains 26 portraits, in pencil, pen, crayon, pastel, charcoal, chalk, marker, or watercolor, some of which are possible student works (2 drawings have additional sketches on the reverse) (sitters include Naomi Neumann, Anni Sternheim, possibly Frence Grubner; 2 drawings are possible self-portraits)
Drawer 199 Folder 59
4 drawings (undated portrait possibly of Frence Grubner)
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 9 Folder 3
5 drawings
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 8 Folder 13
Contains 25 drawings, in pen, pencil, charcoal, chalk, and watercolor (5 of which have additional life drawings on the reverse)
Drawer 198 Folder 11
Contains 17 life drawings, in pencil, charcoal, and watercolor; most of which are probably student works (2 of which have additional life drawings on the reverse)
Box 9 Folder 5
1 drawing
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 9 Folder 2
1 drawing
(Acq. 2022.003)
Drawer 198 Folder 12
Contains 6 drawings of the human figure, in charcoal or crayon
Box 8 Folder 14
Contains 13 drawings, in pencil, pen, crayon, or chalk
Drawer 198 Folder 13
Contains 3 drawings, one of which possibly depicts Anni Sternheim, in charcoal or chalk
Box 8 Folder 15
Contains 3 watercolors or gouaches (one of which, when unfolded, contains 2 additional watercolors)
Box 9 Folder 6
2 drawings (interior and exterior)
(Acq. 2022.003)
Box 8 Folder 16
Contains 7 sketches in watercolor, pencil, pen, or charcoal
Drawer 198 Folder 14
Contains 1 landscape and 1 cityscape, in watercolor or gouache
Box 8 Folder 17
Contains 13 drawings, in pencil, pen, chalk, and pastel (3 of which have additional landscapes on the reverse)
Box 8 Folder 18
Contains 6 drawings in pencil, charcoal, or pastel
Drawer 198 Folder 15
Contains 7 drawings in pencil, pen, crayon, and pastel (2 of which have additional sketches on the reverse)
Box 9 Folder 4
2 drawings
(Acq. 2022.003)
Drawer 198 Folder 16
Contains 5 abstract watercolors (one of which is matted and signed on the reverse by Alfred Neumann and Anni Sternheim)
Box 8 Folder 19
Contains 8 drawings, in pen, pencil, or charcoal (one of which has another sketch on the reverse)
Box 8 Folder 20
Contains 3 drawings in pencil and crayon
Box 8 Folder 21
Contains photographic reproduction of a life drawing, likely a student work
Drawer 198 Folder 17
Contains 6 life drawings and 1 non-figural drawing (all are signed with Sternheim's name or initials)
Box 8 Folder 22
Contains 1 watercolor or gouache of a tree
Box 9 Folder 1
2 drawings
(Acq. 2022.003)
The series is composed of materials Neumann may have used over the course of his researches on space packing, for his various articles, his book L'Humanisation de L'Espace: Le Système M-Phi, or for lectures. It contains architecture periodicals, newspaper and magazine clippings on architectural topics, photographs of Brno interiors, academic papers and articles, and the contents of seven slide boxes, which may have been used for Neumann's lectures. The first three slide boxes primarily contain photographs of Neumann's projects. The latter boxes contain personal photographs, images taken from published sources, and diagrams pertaining to Neumann's researches on polyhedral geometry, morphological architecture, and proportion.
Box 8 Folder 23
French language architecture periodical
Box 8 Folder 24
French language architecture periodical
Box 8 Folder 25
French language architecture periodical
Box 8 Folder 26
Japanese language architecture periodical
Box 8 Folder 27
French language; regarding the death of Andre Bloc
Box 8 Folder 28
English language architecture periodical, with limited French
Box 8 Folder 29
Contains article written by H. Boyko and reprinted from the Palestine Journal of Botany, Rehovot Series (vol. VII); this article may have been used by Neumann over the course of his researches into climate and landscape in Israel (English)
Box 8 Folder 30
Paper by Ezra Ehrenkrantz of the University of California, Berkeley (English)
Box 8 Folder 31
Paper by Ezra Ehrenkrantz of the University of California, Berkeley (English)
Box 8 Folder 32
Paper by P.K. Hoenich of the faculty of the Technion, given to Neumann by the author (English)
Box 8 Folder 33
Includes article about the construction of theaters in Brno (architect B. Fuchs), article entitled Omodulor: Instrument of Proportion in the S.A. Architectural Record, and article on Frank Lloyd Wright (English, Czech)
Box 8 Folder 34
Includes magazine clippings pertaining to architecture, urban planning, interior design, and art; furniture advertisements; notices for books on the topics of dock and harbor engineering and heavy construction; an article in Le Monde regarding architectural projects of a Prix de Rome winner (English, French)
Box 8 Folder 35
Contains 72 clippings from Israeli newspapers; some clippings are stapled together or have notes attached (Hebrew)
Box 8 Folder 36
Contains pamphlets on the books Principes de Morphologie Generale by Edouard Monod-Herzen, and Aspects of Form, a Symposium on Form in Nature and Art edited by Lancelot Law Whyte; also contains program for lectures on morphological topics (French, English, German)
Box 8 Folder 37
Contains chart of various views of a residential building and worksheet with mathematical or architectural exercises (possibly intended for student work) (German)
Box 8 Folder 38
Photographs of interior designs and furniture of private homes in Brno (38 photographs)
Box 8 Folder 39
Contains 3 photographs of a building probably designed by Yona Friedman in Haifa, and 36 photographs of buildings under construction for Expo 1967 and Habitat Montreal, from an envelope labeled "expo in construction, Habitat"
Box 8 Folder 40
Includes exhibition invitation, pamphlet regarding Tumarkin's bronze sculptures (in English and Hebrew), and 8 photographs of sculptures
Box 8 Folder 41
Paintings, African sculpture, art objects (negatives for 34 photographs)
Box 8 Folder 42 to 43
Contains slides for Neumann's student and early projects (including Villa en Californie, Maison Bateau, and Groupe Scolaire at Boulogue sur Seine), Achziv holiday village, Mechmoret holiday camp, Kiryat Yam holiday camp, Bat Yam town hall, Natanya town hall, and Ashdod city center (consists of photographic reproductions of drawings, photographs of models, and photographs of the completed buildings)
Box 8 Folder 44 to 45
Contains slides for Dubiner House at Ramat Gan, Village for Arab refugees at Ein Rafa, space packing projects (hotel and dormitories), and a painting (one slide depicts Alfred with Naomi in a Tel Aviv office) (consists of photographic reproductions of drawings, photographs of models, and photographs of the completed buildings)
Box 8 Folder 46 to 47
Contains slides for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Danciger Building), Synagogue in the Negev desert, Jerusalem gate, synagogue project, Amsterdam town hall, El Al air terminal, Beit Zayit youth camp, and photographs of polyhedric models (consists of photographic reproductions of drawings, photographs of models, and photographs of the completed buildings)
Box 8 Folder 48
1 (10 slides), 2 (17 slides), 3 (10 slides), 4 (13 slides); includes images of American architecture taken from published sources (possibly used for lectures)
Box 8 Folder 49
1 (6 slides), 2 (4 slides), 3 (4 slides), 4 (15 slides), 5 (6 slides), 6 (3 slides), 7 (5 slides), 8 (5 slides), 9 (5 slides), 10 (6 slides), 11 (8 slides), 12 (5 slides); includes reproductions from books and National Geographic magazine (possibly used for lectures)
Box 8 Folder 50
1 (6 slides), 2 (6 slides), 3 (5 slides), 4 (4 slides), 5 (8 slides), 6 (6 slides), 7 (4 slides); includes reproductions of paintings, reproductions from books, exteriors and interiors, possible travel photos, photographs of an architectural model (possibly used for lectures)
Box 8 Folder 51
1 (4 slides), 2 (5 slides), 3 (12 slides), 4 (17 slides), 5 (9 slides); includes images of buildings, architectural drawings taken from a publication by L. Fejes Thot, photographs of architectural models, MC Escher artworks (possibly used for lectures)
Box 8 Folder 52 to 53
1 (7 slides), 2 (13 slides), 3 (16 slides), 4 (15 slides), 5 (13 slides), 6 (16 slides), 7 (7 slides), 8 (14 slides), 9 (10 slides), 10 (8 slides), 11 (12 slides), 12 (7 slides); includes reproductions from books, geometric diagrams, perspective diagrams, drawings illustrating concepts of proportion (possibly used for lectures)
Box 8 Folder 54
1 (10 slides), 2 (7 slides), 3 (8 slides), 4 (7 slides), 5 (7 slides), 6 (7 slides), 7 (4 slides), 8 (14 slides), 10 (14 slides), 11 (14 slides); includes reproductions from books, geometric diagrams, images of insects, plants, animals, interiors, furniture, reproductions of paintings and sculptures (possibly used for lectures)
Box 8 Folder 55
1 (13 slides), 2 (8 slides), 3 (7 slides), 4 (7 slides), 5 (6 slides), 6 (8 slides), 7 (1 slide), 8 (8 slides), 9 (7 slides), 10 (8 slides), 11 (8 slides), 12 (7 slides); includes reproductions from books, architectural diagrams, landscape photographs, images of non-Western architecture, maps of villages (possibly used for lectures)